Oscar Randolph Fladmark Jr

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media-17762.jpeg UPL 17762 Major Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr. seated in cockpit of F86D Sabre Jet, 326 Fighter Intercepter Group, Central Air Defense Force, Grandview Air Force Base, Grandview, Missouri, with Crew Chief (i.e., circa 1955).

Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr Biography.

Object Number - UPL 17762 - Major Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr. seated in cockpit of F86D Sabre Jet, 326 Fighter Intercepter Group, Central Air Defense Force, Grandview Air Force...

Flew 64 combat missions,in WWII,then served in Air National Guard, Korean War (he flew 100 combat missions).



After Korean War he served at Scott AFB as Flight Leader. Promoted to Major in 1955.



Fladmark was killed in a car crash on 27 July 1955 in Yuma AZ. He was stationed at Grandview AFB at time. 270 hours in World War II, July-Dec. 1944, P-51D 44-13786



Air Medal w 10/Oak Leaf Cluster (WWII); DFC (Korean War); 'Mach Busters Club' Award (F86);

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Commanding officers of Fighter Groups of the 8th Air Force, 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'FORMAL PORTRAIT: They are, left to right, front row: Hub Zemke, 479th Grp, Roy Caviness, 361st Grp, Dave Schilling, 56th Grp, Everett Stewart, 355th Grp, Ben Rimermann, 353rd Grp, John Henry, 339th Grp, GT Crowell, Unk. REAR: James Maydon, 352nd Grp, WH Swanson, Unk, Joe McManus, 364th Grp, Calirborn Kinnard, 4th Grp, Philip Tukey, 356th Grp. Fred Gray, 78th Grp, Don Graham, 357th Grp. Date is unknown but it has
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (78th Fighter Group) Headquarters (66th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-22327
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 359th Fighter Group Headquarters (359th Fighter Group) Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-21598
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Headquarters, Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 2 November 1944

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Born

Moe, South Dakota 23 June 1922 Father Alesund, Norway and Mother Norwegian Nationality.

Died

San Diego, CA, USA 27 July 1955 San Diego Naval Hospital, California. Car Accident Yuma Air Base, Yuma, Arizona.

Buried

Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2 August 1955 Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Full Military Honors

Sioux Falls, SD, USA 2 August 1955 MAJOR OSCAR R. FLADMARK, JR. Memorial Service was Second Largest at First Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. South Dakota Governor Joe Foss (Medal of Honor) folded flag, Missing Man Formation Flyover with South Dakota Air National Guard Jets. Several Newspaper and Television Reports. Associated Press (National), Kansas City Star Newspaper (Front Page) and Twin Cities, Minnesota TV News Media.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Unit History

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